In the winter of 1803, a quiet village west of London was haunted, at least, that’s what the locals believed. A ghost, cloaked in white, was said to rise from the graves in Hammersmith’s old churchyard, terrifying anyone who dared walk near after dark.

But when a man with a pistol tried to stop the so-called ghost, it ended in tragedy.

This is the true story of the Hammersmith Ghost Murder, one of Britain’s strangest legal cases. Where a ghost story led to real panic, a wrongful death, and a trial that changed the law.

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Chapters

00:00 Cursed Land

05:09 Welcome

06:05 The Hammersmith ghost

16:35 Lies & Mistakes

20:45 The Murder

24:40 The Bricklayer

30:58 The Trial

34:23 What Really Happened?

39:11 Wrapping up

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